his only momentum came when he chose paul ryan. do we need a bolder campaign from romney. >> i think we need a big and bold performance on wednesday night. the fact is, the ideas are there, but let's face it, george, lot of filtering going on, what i will tell you, this is the first moment when the american people will be able to see these two guys side by side, laying out their vision, unfiltered. i think that's going to be a powerful moment for mitt romney. >> you alluded to, do you buy this argument that some conservatives are making that it's skewed against mitt romney. >> i don't buy it. it's not intentional. do i think there's a concerted effort to skew the polls against governor romney i don't buy that. >> final question, todd akin running for senate in missouri. last year, reince priebus was here. we're seeing prominent republicans coming out in support of him. >> he doesn't have my support. >> governor chris christie, thank you for your time. >>> let's turn now to the white house view. david plouffe is running debate prep